masoquismo

[masoˈkismo]

/[masoˈkismo]/ noun

The verdict

“masoquismo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,056 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,056
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Perversión sexual de quien goza con verse humillado o maltratado por otra persona.

Corpus desk

Index ES-masoquismo · masoquismo · Spanish

masoquismo · rank #55,056 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,056
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH marathon

Nearest frequency peer: marathon (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “masoquismo”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “masoquismo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for masoquismo
PropertyValue
Headwordmasoquismo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[masoˈkismo]
Letters10
Frequency rank#55,056
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “masoquismo” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).masoquismocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “marathon” (#55,055), “meridiana” (#55,057), “Manzur” (#55,054). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “masoquismo” va en #55,056. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

masoquismo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,056 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [masoˈkismo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for masoquismo in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is masoquismo, spelled M-A-S-O-Q-U-I-S-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Perversión sexual de quien goza con verse humillado o maltratado por otra persona.
  2. 2
    Cualquier otra complacencia en sentirse maltratado o humillado o sentir satisfacción con el dolor o haciéndose daño.

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "masoquismo"?
"masoquismo" is spelled M-A-S-O-Q-U-I-S-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is [masoˈkismo].
What does "masoquismo" mean?
As a noun, "masoquismo" means: Perversión sexual de quien goza con verse humillado o maltratado por otra persona.
How do you pronounce "masoquismo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "masoquismo" is [masoˈkismo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "masoquismo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "masoquismo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list